Former Litigation Support Manager and Industry Veteran, Jeff Steve, Boosts eClaris’ Internal Electronic Discovery Expertise

eClaris, Inc.today announced the addition of Jeff Steve to its eDiscovery team.  Steve joins eClaris as a Senior eDiscovery Consultant in its Los Angeles office and has 18 years of experience in litigation technology.  Litigation support managers will benefit directly from Steve’s seasoned experience helping AmLaw 200 law firms and Fortune 500 companies effectively manage the discovery of electronically stored information.    

As Senior eDiscovery Consultant, Steve is responsible for the growth and service of eClaris' network of customers and partners. He will promote the company's consulting and data management practices while providing essential input in shaping eClaris’ strategy in the eDiscovery marketplace. In Steve, litigation support personnel now have one of their own who understands their challenges and knows how to drive down the costs and risks associated with eDiscovery.

Prior to joining eClaris Steve worked extensively in litigation technology, most recently as West Coast Litigation Support Analyst at Seyfath Shaw.  In that capacity Steve consulted attorneys, staff and clients on current eDiscovery litigation technologies, project management and cost analysis.  Steve was also responsible for helping to design and implement firmwide support and infrastructure and managing vendors. 

Before Seyfarth Shaw Steve contributed to Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold in Los Angeles as Litigation Support Manager.  He was charged with setting up the firm-wide litigation support infrastructure and creating a Litigation Support Group of analysts.  As a member of the IT department, Steve helped design the network infrastructure to implement all of the litigation support applications that the firm adopted.  Steve has also acted as a private consultant for various law firms helping to set up electronic litigation support systems for review, production and trial support. 

“Jeff has a strong background in litigation and discovery that will serve our clientele, particularly litigation support managers, quite well as they leverage eClaris to manage their case load.  His litigation experience, technology expertise and eDiscovery acumen will be instrumental to eClaris’ success in broadening its reach and market share,” said Jacques Nack Ngue, CISA, Founder and President of eClaris, Inc. “We are delighted to welcome him to our team.”

"I am thrilled to develop and implement eClaris' new business development efforts and believe that my familiarity with this industry will indeed benefit our customer base," said Steve upon accepting the position. "In particular, I look forward to maximizing our innovative technologies and our consulting expertise to meet the evolving needs of our clients."

Steve is an active member of the Association of Litigation Support Professionals.